This website is owned and operated by the Staithes Gateway Centre, Enterprise Access Team; who in turn report directly to the directors of Jet Coast Development Trust Limited.

Jet Coast Development Trust Ltd is a not-for-profit organisation created by a group of local people and others who recognised the need for a social enterprise company. They volunteered their time to address some of the problems in the area. Over the years a lot of hard work from these individuals has been channelled into the economic regeneration of the parish of Hinderwell & Staithes.

Jet Coast Development Trust’s mission is to 'promote and nurture the economy within the parish'. All the volunteer members of the organisation are committed to the economic regeneration cause. The Trust is always on the look out for new members to help support the development, if you are interested or would like to know more about the organisation please do not hesitate to get in contact.

The Staithes Gateway Centre would like to acknowledge and deeply thank various individuals who provided invaluable assistance. Without their care and consideration, this website would not have been possible. In no particular order, they are; Tony Murphy, Colin Harrison, David Manship, John Leverseidge and Bill Hinchley. The copyright of the images used within this website remains the property of the photographers. Please find below their contact details and/or a brief synopsis of their work to date.

Tony Murphy, has taken photographs as long as he can remember, as a child he 'borrowed' his mother’s Box Brownie to capture on film the boats on the Shannon River where he grew up. He studied photography in Newcastle, gaining a distinction in Exhibition Printing in 1992, following this he taught photography and printing at further education level in Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland. He set up photography groups for disabled people in the north east of England.He has had four solo exhibitions:

1981 – Portraits of disabled people and their work in a wood workshop.

1985 – Chronicle of a year in the life of a music collective, individual and group portraits of musicians.

1990 – Portrayal of gesture and communication in a deaf community.

1999 - VISULATE – launch of Dr Richard Wood’s word “visulate” – black and white images.

2005-2006 – EYE TO EYE – images of Staithes and the surrounding area.

He has been awarded a Licentiateship of the Royal Photographic Society. For further information please contact Tony directly on 01947 841496 or e-mail: murphtea@aol.com

For Colin Harrison please write to:
Arncliffe House
6 Cowbar Bank
Staithes
Saltburn by the Sea
North Yorkshire

David Manship: Steer’s Photography, can be contacted through the various methods below;

Write to
91 Staithes Lane
Staithes
North Yorkshire
TS13 5AD

Tel: 01947 840296
e-mail: Davesteers7@aol.com

John Leverseidge can be contacted via e-mail on: john.leverseidge@btinternet.com

Bill Hinchley can be contacted via e-mail on:
scaurwalker@aol.com